You Don't Own Me

The topic of the Crankshaft comic on Sunday was protest songs. Click here for a link to see the comic.

Here's the gist of the comic. The husband is e-mailing back and forth with a friend about the best protest songs. Suggestions include "We Shall Overcome" and "My Land is Your Land" The wife says her favorite protest song is "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore.

So I looked it up and here are the lyrics:

You don't own me
I'm not just one of your many toys
You don't own me
Don't say I can't go out with other boys

And don't tell me what to do
Don't tell me what to say
And please when I go out with you
don't put me on display

Cuz ... you don't own me
Don't try to change me in any way
You don't own me
Don't try to cuz I'll never stay

I don't tell you what to say
I don't tell me what to do
So just let me be myself
That's all I ask of you

I'm young and I love to be young
I'm free and I love to be free
To live my life the way I want
To say and do whatever I please...